Category: 3. Europe

Fragile coalition So far, the junior coalition partner — left-wing Sumar — has stood by the PSOE. However, with its majority depending on a broad array of parties including Catalan and Basque nationalists, the government’s stability is shaky. That became apparent when the Catalan… Continue Reading

“Federal authorities are turning over every stone,” said German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). But it’s far from clear that will reassure voters, particularly as revelations about security missteps continue to surface. Germany’s Federal… Continue Reading

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasts Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico over reluctance to source alternatives to Russian gas. The Ukrainian leader’s fiery remarks come after Fico’s highly controversial visit to Moscow to on Sunday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. Continue Reading

The main difficulty is that Bayrou’s government, which he announced on Monday, looks a lot like his predecessor Michel Barnier’s. It has mostly centrist and conservative lawmakers in key roles, even though the sum of its oppositions, Marine Le Pen’s far right and a pan-leftwing alliance… Continue Reading

L’ancienne patronne de la Mission French Tech, Clara Chappaz, est toujours chargée de l’Intelligence artificielle et du Numérique, mais elle est cette fois rattachée à Bercy, après avoir été liée au ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur. Nathalie Delattre se chargera elle du… Continue Reading

Russian scientists have unveiled the remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth found in thawing permafrost in the remote Yakutia region of Siberia during the summer. They say “Yana” – who has been named after the river basin where she was discovered – is the world’s best-preserved mammoth… Continue Reading